In case you didn’t hear, Penske Championship Racing has finally won a Nascar Championship. It wasn’t with Rocket Man Ryan Newman or 2004 Champion Kurt Busch – or even 1989 Champion Rusty Wallace!

It was with second year breakout star Brad Keselowski. In just 33 starts, Brad won six times, finished in the top five 24 times, the top ten 27 times, took home five poles and we still have two races to go!

No one can say that Keso doesn’t deserve the championship.

You may be able to say that things would be different with Kyle Busch running the full season, but he did not. Former Champ Carl Edwards ran the full year and he was no where near Brad for most of the year. Like him or not, Brad Keselowski is now and forever a Nascar Champion.

With the season almost over, Penske will need to decide if they want Brad to defend his title in 2011, or have him focus on improving an otherwise mediocre Sprint Cup campaign as Keselowski will be driving Penske Racing’s flagship Dodge, the Blue Deuce, next year.

Miller Brewing Company (Now Miller Coors) has been on a Penske car since 1991. They will celebrate 20 years with Penske by changing drivers and with Sprint Cup Champion Kurt Busch moving into a brand new numbered 22 Dodge, it will be on Brad to continue Penske’s resergence in Nascar.

It will take more then 2 top 10s in 30+ races for Brad to be considered a Cup driver.

Penske Racing may have a completly different look in Nationwide next year too as Justin Allgaier is leaving the 12 Dodge for the Turner Motorsports #31 Chevy. Sam Hornish may take his place, and there are still questions on Penske’s plan for Parker Kligerman. But that’s 2011. In 2010, Penske can spend the next two weeks going all out in the Championship Celebration!

Results and more after the JUMP

Fin

Str

Car

Driver

Team

Laps

Pts

Bns

Driver Rating

Winnings

Status

Tms

Laps

1

3

60

Carl Edwards

Copart.com Ford

205

190

5

135.8

$141,920

Running

3

59

2

4

18

Kyle Busch

Z-Line Designs / Conn’s Toyota

205

180

10

142.7

$56,275

Running

3

107

3

16

22

Brad Keselowski

Discount Tire Dodge

205

170

5

118.6

$37,450

Running

1

1

4

10

20

Joey Logano

GameStop / Gran Turismo Toyota

205

160

111.1

$33,450

Running

5

6

99

Martin Truex Jr.

Out! Pet Care Toyota

205

155

110.4

$29,325

Running

6

17

38

Jason Leffler

Great Clips / DIY Network – Garage Mahal Toyota

205

150

101.9

$33,693

Running

7

23

32

Reed Sorenson

Dollar General Toyota

205

146

89.1

$29,153

Running

8

2

33

Kevin Harvick

Jimmy John’s Chevy

205

142

103.7

$21,645

Running

9

12

98

Paul Menard

Richmond / Menards Ford

205

138

87.2

$20,950

Running

10

9

66

Steve Wallace

5 Hour Energy Toyota

205

134

79.1

$26,743

Running

11

7

6

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #

CitiFinancial Ford

205

135

5

108.8

$28,493

Running

1

27

12

14

17

Trevor Bayne

Roush Fenway Ford

205

132

5

94.9

$18,275

Running

1

4

13

20

12

Justin Allgaier

Verizon Wireless Dodge

205

124

91.4

$24,218

Running

14

29

16

Erik Darnell

3M / Ace Ford

205

121

74.7

$24,193

Running

15

24

11

David Reutimann

Rexall / Dollar General Toyota

205

118

89.1

$17,950

Running

16

25

88

Aric Almirola

GT Vodka Chevy

205

120

5

85.3

$23,443

Running

1

3

17

27

62

Brendan Gaughan

LoanStar Title Loans Toyota

205

112

74.9

$23,318

Running

18

35

15

Michael Annett

Pilot Flying J Coffee Toyota

205

109

70.2

$23,943

Running

19

13

04

Jeremy Clements

Boudreaux’s Butt Paste Chevy

203

106

70.9

$23,268

Running

20

36

87

Joe Nemechek

Gator.com Chevy

203

103

58.5

$24,093

Running

21

21

40

Mike Bliss

HEILTrailer.com Chevy

202

100

67.6

$22,818

Running

22

28

7

Danica Patrick

GoDaddy.com Chevy

202

97

52.1

$22,693

Running

23

37

01

Mike Wallace

GK Services Chevy

202

94

58.7

$22,968

Running

24

39

28

Kenny Wallace

Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy Chevy

202

91

41.0

$22,443

Running

25

40

34

Tony Raines

BeAStockCarDriver.com Chevy

202

88

50.3

$22,743

Running

26

33

24

Eric McClure

Hefty Odor Block / Cattlemen’s Restaurant Ford

202

85

42.4

$22,168

Running

27

41

23

Robert Richardson Jr.

North Texas Pipe Chevy

202

82

41.2

$22,443

Running

28

30

70

Shelby Howard

Foretravel Motorcoach Chevy

201

79

56.3

$21,943

Running

29

38

35

Jason Keller

Tri-Star Motorsports Chevy

199

76

42.0

$21,868

Running

30

5

21

Clint Bowyer

Zaxby’s Chevy

198

73

74.7

$15,650

Engine

31

42

27

Alex Kennedy

LawMemorial.org Ford

197

70

33.4

$21,763

Running

32

19

09

Brian Scott #

Shore Lodge Toyota

196

67

69.5

$21,703

Brakes

33

11

31

Stanton Barrett

KidsEmbrace Chevy

189

64

44.6

$15,200

Engine

34

22

42

Parker Kligerman

GetMoreVacations.com / Bandit Chippers Dodge

180

61

50.1

$15,165

Accident

35

18

10

Ricky Carmichael

Monster Energy Toyota

89

58

56.7

$21,578

Oil Pump

36

43

81

Michael McDowell

Red Line Oil / Drive Reply Dodge

59

55

45.1

$21,543

Engine

37

1

30

James Buescher #

Wolfpack Energy Services Chevy

41

57

5

68.1

$18,240

Accident

1

4

38

26

05

David Starr

Cash America Chevy

36

49

32.5

$21,453

Accident

39

31

79

Tim Andrews

2nd Chance Race Parts Ford

31

46

37.7

$14,945

Electrical

40

8

91

David Gilliland

D’Hondt – Humphrey Motorsports Chevy

20

43

45.4

$14,905

Electrical

41

32

07

Danny Efland

Danny Efland Racing Chevy

12

40

32.1

$14,840

Engine

42

34

52

Kevin Lepage

Metro Ministries / Cattlemen’s Restaurant Chevy

12

37

29.9

$14,795

Ignition

43

15

92

Dennis Setzer

K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge

3

34

29.3

$14,721

Vibration

Edwards did everything he could do, but the racing gods just didn’t help him out. It was rough seeing James Buescher wreck after claiming his first pole.

The battle for the top 30 is winding down. Here’s the battle:

28

Keller

35

2,849

+142

29

Richardson

23

2,849

+142

30

Howard

70

2,808

+101

31

McDowell

81

2,707

-101

32

Allen

05

2,622

-186

33

McClure

24

2,491

-317

At the start of the race at Phoenix, Eric McClure will officially be a non-top 30 driver. The #24 team cannot make up 317 points in two races, so the team will not be locked into Daytona 2011 unless 3 teams close down before the start of next season.

This week we head to Phoenix for the second to last race of the 2010 season. Don’t think that just because the Championship is decided that Nationwide will no longer be exciting. Quite the opposite. Everyone has nothing to lose. Enjoy!

Fan of the Race! Richmond

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